This is a tough awards season! Lots of great movies to see, so little time! I'm catching up like crazy before we vote for the Critics' Choice Movie Awards for the Broadcast Film Critics Association. So I apologize if I haven't updated you with the latest on the awards season 2013-2014! And there were many award-giving bodies announcing nominations.

We already told you about the Rome Film Festival and the Film Independent Spirit Awards, now let's talk about the 2013 Gotham Awards, the IDA Documentary Awards, the Cinema Eye, and the Producers Guild announcing its best documentary choices.

First stop, we have the 2013 Gotham Awards where Steve McQueen's "12 Years a Slave" topped the nominations with three nods including best feature, best actor for Chiwetel Ejiofor and breakthrough actor for Lupita Nyong'o.

Winners will be announced on Dec. 2nd where Richard Linklater, Forest Whitaker, and Katherine Oliver (head of the NYC Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment) will be honored.

This award recognizes exceptional achievement in non-fiction film and video production at the university level and brings greater public and industry awareness to the work of students in the documentary field.

BETWEEN LAND AND SEADirectors/Producers/Writers: Sarah Berkovich, J. Christian JensenStanford University

This award is given to a film that explores the hopes and fears of human beings who are very different in culture, race, lifestyle, political loyalties and religious beliefs in order to break down the walls of ignorance which separate us.

The Pare Lorentz Award recognizes films that demonstrates exemplary filmmaking while focusing on the appropriate use of the natural environment, justice for all and the illumination of pressing social problems.

A PLACE AT THE TABLEDirectors/Producers: Lori Silverbush and Kristi JacobsonProducers: Julie Goldman, Ryan HarringtonMagnolia Pictures

The Pare Lorentz Committee acknowledges A RIVER CHANGES COURSE (director Kalyanee Mam) with a Special Mention.

"As representatives of the Pare Lorentz legacy, we are delighted with the 2013 Winner and Special Mention films. These two documentaries continue the spirit of Lorentz’ social importance, artistic vision and technical excellence."- The Pare Lorentz CommitteeABCNEWS VIDEOSOURCE AWARD

This award is given each year for the best use of news footage as an integral component in a documentary.

The Creative Recognition category recognizes special achievement in cinematography, editing, music and writing in films entered in the Feature Category.Award recipient: The primary person involved in the recognized craft of the selected film.BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Cinema Eye Honors nominees Nonfiction (winners of the 7th Annual Cinema Eye Honors will be announced on January 8, 2014):

Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking

The Act of Killing

Directed by: Joshua Oppenheimer

Produced by: Signe Byrge Sřrensen

After Tiller

Directed by: Martha Shane and Lana Wilson

Produced by: Martha Shane and Lana Wilson

Cutie and the Boxer

Directed by: Zachary Heinzerling

Produced by: Lydia Dean Pilcher, Mark Steele

Leviathan

Directed by: Lucien Castaing-Taylor & Véréna Paravel

Produced by: Lucien Castaing-Taylor & Véréna Paravel

Stories We Tell

Directed by: Sarah Polley

Produced by: Anita LeeOutstanding Achievement in Direction

The Act of Killing

Directed by Joshua Oppenheimer

After Tiller

Directed by Martha Shane and Lana Wilson

First Cousin Once Removed

Directed by Alan Berliner

Leviathan

Directed by Lucien Castaing-Taylor & Véréna Paravel

The Machine Which Makes Everything Disappear

Directed by Tinatin Gurchiani

Stories We Tell

Directed by Sarah Polley

Outstanding Achievement in Editing

The Act of Killing

Edited by Janus Billeskov Jansen

First Cousin Once Removed

Edited by Alan Berliner

Let the Fire Burn

Edited by Nels Bangerter

Leviathan

Edited by Lucien Castaing-Taylor & Véréna Paravel

Our Nixon

Edited by Francisco Bello

Outstanding Achievement in Production

The Act of Killing

Signe Byrge Sřrensen

After Tiller

Martha Shane and Lana Wilson

Dirty Wars

Anthony Arnove, Brenda Coughlin and Jeremy Scahill

Expedition to the End of the World

Michael Haslund-Christensen

The Square

Karim Amer

25th Annual Producers Guild Awards Documentary Motion Picture nominees (winners will be announced on January 19 -- all other nominations will be revealed on January 2):

A PLACE AT THE TABLEFAR OUT ISN’T FAR ENOUGH: THE TOMI UNGERER STORYLIFE ACCORDING TO SAMWE STEAL SECRETS: THE STORY OF WIKILEAKSWHICH WAY IS THE FRONT LINE FROM HERE? THE LIFE AND TIME OF TIM HETHERINGTON